Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZST
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 1AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
17
0.5
W
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
W
16
0.8
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
104
102
146
131
337
357
116
110
236
233
229
213
139
151
160
257
346
487
573
443
407
390
303
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
WNW
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
2:55PM2.49m
3:30AM2.55m
4:10PM2.39m
4:48AM2.49m
5:22PM2.36m
6:00AM2.50m
Low Tide
9:03PM0.70m
9:52AM0.75m
10:18PM0.81m
11:06AM0.77m
11:35PM0.80m
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:43
5:42
5:40
5:38
Temp °C
14
14
13
11
11
10
11
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
11
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
12
15
11
12
10
7
8
8
8
12
13
12
11
11
10
9
10
12
12
13
12
11
9
8
11
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
W
16
0.8
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
66
67
67
67
114
337
357
116
87
236
233
229
213
139
151
151
257
346
487
573
443
407
390
303
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
8
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
17
0.5
W
16
0.3
SW
7
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
W
15
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.3
SW
5
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
18
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.6
WSW
7
0.7
SW
7
Energy kJ
9
104
102
146
131
7
87
110
4
9
8
4
107
160
149
147
8
12
19
34
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
18
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
W
19
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
58
9
9
4
30
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
WSW
6
Energy kJ
10
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
96
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
6
2
3
3
4
3
2
4
3
3
4
3
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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